Uganda
The health ministry of Uganda has reported an increase in confirmed Ebola cases from three to nine.
The outbreak of this severe and often deadly viral infection was declared late last month in the East African nation.
The current outbreak is attributed to the Sudan strain of the virus, which lacks an approved vaccine.
According to a statement from the health ministry on Monday, one of the nine confirmed cases has resulted in death, while seven patients are receiving treatment in a hospital in Kampala, and one is hospitalized in Mbale, close to the Kenyan border.
All eight patients are reported to be in stable condition, and 265 individuals who had contact with the confirmed cases are under quarantine.
This month, the World Health Organization announced that Uganda has initiated a trial vaccination program targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola.
Currently, available vaccines are designed for the Zaire strain, which has caused recent outbreaks in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
01:55
Setback in the global fight against polio with outbreaks of rare form of virus
01:09
Co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda set to make history as first CHAN tournament co-hosts
00:58
At least six South Sudan soldiers killed in border clashes with Uganda
01:12
WHO condemns attacks on humanitarian facilities in Gaza, demands ceasefire
01:00
NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 'heeds critics' and goes back to Africa - for a visit
01:56
White House confirms Trump diagnosed with common vascular condition